AURORA | A look back at the key games, tournaments and happenings in Aurora prep sports from Dec. 3-9, 2024:
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MONDAY, DEC. 9: The Gateway boys basketball team fell to host Fairview 67-34 to open the Fairview Festival tournament. …The Aurora Central girls basketball team suffered its first loss of the season in four games with a 50-20 home loss to Standley Lake.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Monday, Dec. 9, here
SATURDAY, DEC. 7: The Eaglecrest boys basketball team picked up a quality 68-57 road win a matinee at Denver South behind Garrett Barger’s 21 points. Lucas Kalimba added 13 and Kris Coleman 12 for the Raptors. …Eric Fiedler scored all 19 of his points in the second half to help the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team escape with a 57-54 win at Smoky Hill in a local matchup. Lucas Dickinson added 15 and Alec Roumph 13 for the Raiders (3-0), who overcame 19 points from Lorenzo Contreras and 15 from Kaylan Graham for the Buffs (0-2). …The Grandview boys basketball team won the championship of the Paul Davis Classic, as it capped a 3-0 run with a 64-57 win over Arvada West. Cherokee Trail finished in fifth place in the tournament with a 75-56 win over Boulder behind a 16-point outing from Nathan Baack and three others in double figures. …The Cherokee Trail girls basketball team rolled to a 59-23 victory over Legacy to claim the championship of the Castle View/ThunderRidge Tip-Off Tournament. The Cougars went 3-0 in the tournament with an average margin of victory of 22 points. …The Grandview girls basketball team finished 3-0 at the She Got Game Classic tournament in Dallas after a 49-46 overtime win over South Grand Prairie (Texas) at Lancaster H.S. Also in the tournament was Regis Jesuit, which ended 2-1 after a 53-45 loss to La Vega (Texas). …The Regis Jesuit boys wrestling team finished second among 17 teams — which also included locals Vista PEAK Prep and Smoky Hill — at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational. The Raiders had no finalists, but got third place finishes from David Rodriguez (106 pounds), Dane Anderson (113), Richard Avila (120) and Ezekiel Hypolite-Allen (165) to highlight eight top-six finishes. Vista PEAK Prep had the runners-up at 106 pounds (Adrian Pacheco) and 126 pounds (Ian Bacon) to finish in 11th, a point ahead of Smoky Hill, which had two second place performers of its own in Dashawn Jenkins (113) and Jovani Galvan (132). …The Grandview boys wrestling team finished 4-0 at the Fort Lupton Invitational with decisive dual wins over Valley (59-15), Frederick (78-0), Denver North (71-11) and Pueblo Centennial (69-6). Charlie Herting went 4-0 with four wins by fall at 175 pounds, while JR Ortega (120) and Ryder Hoffschneider (190) also had four wins and several others win three matches. …The Cherokee Trail boys wrestling team finished 5-3 in dual matches at the Best of the Best tournament. …Amelia Bacon (125 pounds) won the championship of her weight to help the Vista PEAK Prep girls wrestling team to fifth at the Arapahoe Warrior Invitational, at which Regis Jesuit tied for 10th, Overland finished 13th and Smoky Hill 20th. The Bison had seven top-five placers, while the Raiders had five, including 120-pound champion Remington Zimmerer. … The Cherokee Trail girls swim team finished easily atop a 10-team field at the Lightning Invitational held at the Veterans’ Memorial Aquatic Center with a total of 1,013 points. The Cougars won the 200 yard medley relay (Emir Saliger, Ella Drakulich, Olivia Jisa and Sage Trusler) and the 400 freestyle relay (Jisa, Ashley Jackson, Aria Clouse, Lily Rosh) while Drakulich took the 200 individual medley, Rosh the 500 freestyle and Felicity Meijer the 50 backstroke. …The first matchup between the new Grandview ice hockey team and the Cherry Creek co-op went to the Bruins, who won 7-3 at Family Sports Center. Jack Linville had two goals and two assists, while Carter Sharkey (Cherokee Trail) had a goal and two assists to help Cherry Creek overcome the Wolves, who got goals from Archer Arnold, Emilio Kukic and Eliot Sequin. Payton Mills (Overland) stopped 13 shots for the Bruins. …Vincent Cieslack and Harry Sorensen had goals to back a 31-save shutout for goalie Marc Brousseau as the Regis Jesuit ice hockey team downed Denver East 2-0 at Big Bear.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Saturday, Dec. 7, here
FRIDAY, DEC. 6: Alex Flores poured in 25 points to lead the way for the Aurora Central boys basketball team in an 87-33 home win over rival Hinkley. Deon Davis Jr. added 12 and Ual Yonas 11 for the Trojans. …The Aurora Central girls basketball team rolled to a 57-6 home win over Hinkley as Jamaea Johnson-Gonzalez tallied 22 points. …Talia Strode exploded for 27 points to pace the Cherokee Trail girls basketball team to a 66-47 win over ThunderRidge in a Castle View/ThunderRidge Tip-Off Tournament championship semifinal win. …The Grandview girls basketball team knocked off Nevada powerhouse Bishop Gorman 53-48 in overtime at the She Got Game Classic in Dallas. …The Cherry Creek co-op ice hockey team scored twice in each period on its way to a 6-0 win over Cheyenne Mountain. Cooper Huang, Hudson Ipson, Austin Katz, Jack Linville, Alex Messina and Carter Sharkey found the back of the net and Ari Gelfand had three assists.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Friday, Dec. 6, here
THURSDAY, DEC. 5: Garrett Barger and La’Quince York scored 14 points apiece for the Eaglecrest boys basketball team in a 43-41 home win over Legacy. …A 27-point outing for Eric Fiedler played a large part in the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team’s 77-52 home win over Lewis-Palmer. Lucas Dickinson added 18 points and Alec Roumph had 14. …The Rangeview boys basketball team used pressure defense to blow open its home game with Denver North and five players scored in double figures in a 94-40 win. LaDavian King had 18 points, Marceles Duncan added 14, Archie Weatherspoon V 13, Royce Edwards 11 and Yasin Sekue 10. …The Grandview boys basketball team opened the Paul Davis Classic with a 77-62 win over Longmont. …The Overland boys basketball team had a chance to knock off visiting Chaparral, but fell 88-86 in double overtime. Isreal Littleton paced the Trailblazers with 19 points, while Siraaj Ali had 16, Kyron McDonald 12 and TJ Manuel 11. …The Smoky Hill girls basketball team rolled to a 49-19 win over Pueblo South in the opening game of the Terror Invitational. Sailor Roth led the Buffs with 19 points. … The Grandview and Regis Jesuit girls basketball teams both started play at the She Got Game Classic in Dallas. The Wolves downed Elizabeth Seton (Maryland) 60-53, while the Raiders triumphed over Herron (Texas) 64-49. …The Cherokee Trail girls basketball team defeated Green Mountain 63-53 to start the Castle View/ThunderRidge Tip-Off Tournament. …The Gateway girls basketball team picked up a 57-22 win over Dr. Martin Luther King Early Colleges. …The Grandview boys wrestling team earned a 48-23 dual win in a cross-classification showdown at Eaton. JR Ortega (120 pounds), Braxton Widrikis (144), Charlie Herting (175) and Oz Nowick (215) won by fall for the Wolves, who took seven of the 12 contested matches. …The Cherokee Trail boys wrestling team earned a 69-9 Centennial League dual win over Cherry Creek with pins from Cooper Mathews (113 pounds), Carter Millward (132), Chance Mathews (144), Ryan Everhart (150), Noah Collins (175) and Mason Carr (285). …The Aurora Central boys wrestling team split contested matches 4-4 with Gateway, but a number of forfeits produced a 61-20 win. Federico Amezquita Lara (165 pounds), Jaydyn Elliott-Baker (190), Andrew Pelenkau (215) and AJ Hall (285) won by fall for the Trojans, while Mohammad Sohail Amiri (120), Daniel Anaya Sanchez (132) and Juan Campos (138) had pins for the Olys. …The Regis Jesuit boys wrestling team earned a 48-23 Continental League dual win over Legend with help from pins by Dane Anderson (113 pounds), Richard Avila (120), Cayden McNellis (138), Genghis Gholston (150), Lafe Sarjeant (157) and Aidan Sullivan (215). …The Smoky Hill boys wrestling team topped Sterling 59-24 in a dual match as Dashawn Jenkins (113 pounds), Logan Dunlop (132), Jovani Galvan (138), Devin Smith (144), Mathis Charity (150) and Taeku Um (195) recorded pins. …The Eaglecrest girls wrestling team finished in a 42-42 deadlock with Chatfield, but won the dual by virtue of a tiebreaker (less forfeits). Wins by fall came from Sydney Babi (115 pounds), Jordan Heibult (125), Bailee Mestas (130) and Brenna Brummet (190).
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Thursday, Dec. 5, here
WEDNESDAY, DEC. 4: The Vista PEAK Prep boys basketball team topped Poudre 53-39 in the opening round of The Signature Home Team Tip-Off Classic in a game played at Fossil Ridge H.S. …Surfale Lemma had 16 points to lead three players in double figures and five with eight or more point for the Lotus School For Excellence boys basketball team in a 59-33 win over Crescent View Academy. …Despite Alex Flores’ 25-point explosion, the Aurora Central boys basketball team dropped to 1-1 with a 65-47 loss to DSST: Montview. …Jamaea Johnson-Gonzalez scored 31 points, pulled down 18 rebounds and made 11 steals for the Aurora Central girls basketball team in a 59-43 road win at DSST: Montview. Jihanna Johnson-Gonzalez added 12 points for the Trojans, who moved to 2-0. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls wrestling team topped Denver South 46-29 in a dual match in which only five of the 12 matches were contested. Amelia Bacon (125 pounds) won by fall and Anastasia Smith won a major decision at 115 pounds for the Bison.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Wednesday, Dec. 4, here
TUESDAY, DEC. 3: LaDavian King scored 19 points in his debut with the Rangeview boys basketball team, which rolled to an 83-35 win at Gateway. Kenny Black-Knox, Marceles Duncan and Royce Edwards added 11 points apiece and Archie Weatherspoon V had 10 for the Raiders, while the Olys had double-digit scorers in Bryan Lozano with 11 and Deven Vaden with 10. … A 27-point effort by Lucas Dickinson helped spur the Regis Jesuit boys basketball team to a 65-48 victory over visiting Eaglecrest in a local matchup. Alec Roumph and Eric Fiedler also scored in double figures with 13 and 12 points, respectively, for the Raiders. …In a matchup of two boys basketball teams ranked in the top five in Class 6A coming into the season, Smoky Hill fell to visiting Mountain Vista 82-65. Carter Basquez finished with 19 points to pace the Buffs, who also got 16 from Jai Jegede and 11 apiece from Lorenzo Contreras and Kaylan Graham. …The Vista PEAK Prep girls basketball team opened the season with a 57-53 road victory at Overland behind an 18-point effort for Knakai Starks. Amirah Pena tallied 15 and Amaya Nance 14 to hekp the Bison hold off the Trailblazers, who got 25 from Michaela Halton plus 11 from Emma Davis. …The Eaglecrest girls basketball team dropped a 70-69 double-overtime contest to Rocky Mountain in its season opener. Kaydence Waymire poured in 22 points to lead the way for the Raptors, while Jada Bobb contributed 19 and Avery Jones had 12. …The Smoky Hill girls swim team claimed a 149-33 victory over Mullen in a Centennial League home dual meet that saw the Buffs win all 12 events with seven Class 5A state qualifying performances. Caroline Kaiser and Cameryn Walkup won two events apiece, while Mya Noffsinger, Sophie Noffsinger, Eve Niemann, Greta Smolenski and diver Mia Waleski also won individually in additiion to a relay sweep for Smoky Hill.
— Full Aurora prep sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Dec. 3, here
